Channel Title: The National Gallery Channel Description: Journey through the story of art in the Western European tradition. Watch the National Gallery in London's official YouTube channel to discover the stories behind the world’s greatest paintings and artists from the 13th to early 20th centuries. Enjoy behind-the-scenes videos from conservation to art handling, interviews with leading art experts, live recordings of talks and events, and insights into our latest exhibitions. <video> How do we know what pigments Van Gogh used? 🤔|#SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Join our Principal Scientist, Catherine Higgitt, to discover the secrets of how Van Gogh used chrome yellow pigment in his 'Sunflowers' and see the chemistry of how this fantastic colour is made. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #VanGogh 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Uncovering the secrets underneath Orazio’s ‘Finding of Moses’ | National Gallery Description: Track the journey that Orazio Gentileschi's epic painting ‘The Finding of Moses’ went on in the National Gallery's Conservation studio. Join the conservators Kristina Mandy, Silvia Tagliante and Marek Goliaš and scientist Marta Melchiorre discuss how the conservation treatment and scientific analyses revealed Orazio’s working process as he developed the composition. 🎨 Find out more about 'The Finding of Moses': https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/orazio-gentileschi-the-finding-of-moses 🖌️ Find out more about Orazio Gentileschi: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/orazio-gentileschi #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #OrazioGentileschi 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Can you spot Rosa Bonheur in this painting? | #SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Join Fiona as we take a closer look at the painting 'The Horse Fair' by Rosa Bonheur. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #WomanArtist 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Full Documentary: 200 Years of the National Gallery Ep2 - Towards Modernity (1900-1945) Description: Watch Episode 2 of '200 Years of the National Gallery'. Travel back through 200 extraordinary years of history from our origins in a private house in Pall Mall to our current home in bustling Trafalgar Square. ‘200 Years of the National Gallery’ is a three-part documentary miniseries. Stream for free exclusively on YouTube. Through the eyes of the staff, past and present, who care for the nation’s collection, and with rarely seen and newly digitised archive footage and images, we go exclusively behind-the-scenes to see the role the Gallery plays at the heart of cultural life of the UK. Watch the series trailer: https://youtu.be/Qa0B1wbz7Mk Episode 1: Foundations (1824-1900) https://youtu.be/V0fQZLgGJpw The National Gallery was founded as an act of parliament, for the public – unlike European galleries formed from royal collections. From our origins in a private home on Pall Mall to a new building in Trafalgar Square, our collection grows from significant bequests and paintings bought for the nation. Episode 2: Towards Modernity (1900-1945) https://youtu.be/8y5TVpAsG5o Now a gallery to rival its European counterparts, as the 20th century dawns the National Gallery faces new challenges. There is great competition from a burgeoning international art market and rocketing costs of acquiring masterpieces. And by the midpoint in this new century, it would have faced - and come through - the First and Second World Wars. Episode 3: The People’s Gallery (1954-2024) https://youtu.be/TkLSXGZV6ZU The National Gallery has proved its value - and the value of art - in the darkest hours of the early 20th century. Its staff now host exhibitions, do scientific research, conserve the paintings, make refreshments, and put on events. This next chapter is thoroughly modern in tone. -- Keep exploring our history with ‘NG Stories: Making a National Gallery’. This experience, both online and in the Gallery, uses digital technology to tell you the unexpected human stories which have shaped our 200-year history. 'NG Stories: Making a National Gallery' is displayed for free until 12 January 2025: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/ng-stories #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #NG200 #LondonHistory 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> How to paint rain in paintings ☔ |#SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Join Carlo as we take a closer look at two masterpieces of our collection: Renoir's 'The Umbrellas' and Henri Rousseau's 'Surprised!'. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Have you ever heard of an Ebony frame? 🤔|#SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Find out more with Peter Schade, our Head of Framing. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #Framing 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Reunited for the first time since Van Gogh's studio ✨|#SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Take a sneak peek at some of the highlights in our five-star exhibition, ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’, including two of the artist's much loved 'Sunflowers' paintings and his portrait, 'La Berceuse'. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #VanGogh 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> The painting that disappeared from the Gallery 😮 |#SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Our three-part history documentary series explores the extraordinary history of the collection, like the painting that was saved for the Nation but later disappeared from the Gallery. Stream for free exclusively on our channel. Watch the third episode tonight at 7pm and then on-demand: https://bit.ly/4fldu3R #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #History 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> What do Minecraft and the National Gallery have in common? 🤔|#SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Join Beth as she takes a closer look at the popular pigment, lapis lazuli. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> A snowy street, but where are all the people? L.A. Ring’s ‘Winter Day’ | National Gallery Description: Wrap up warm, and step into this snowy scene by Laurits Andersen Ring, 'Road in the Village of Baldersbrønde (Winter Day)', painted in 1912, with Gallery Educator, Bethan Durie. She asks: What techniques does Ring implement to create such a crisp, snowy scene? Where are all the people, and why are the houses dark? How does this landscape compare to Ring's other paintings? Ring often painted the small village of Baldersbrønde on Zealand, Denmark’s largest island. 🎨 Find out more about 'Road in the Village of Baldersbrønde (Winter Day)': https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/laurits-andersen-ring-road-in-the-village-of-baldersbronde-winter-day 🖌️ Find out more about Laurits Andersen Ring: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/laurits-andersen-ring #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #LandscapeArt #Snow 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Are those faces hidden in our frames? 🤔|#SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Our Head of Framing Peter Schade reveals the surprising details found in some of the most ornate frames in our collection. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #Framing 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Full Documentary: 200 Years of the National Gallery Ep3 - The People’s Gallery (1954-2024) Description: Watch Episode 3 of '200 Years of the National Gallery'. Travel back through 200 extraordinary years of our history - from our origins in a private house in Pall Mall to our current home in bustling Trafalgar Square. ‘200 Years of the National Gallery’ is a three-part documentary miniseries. Stream for free exclusively on YouTube. Through the eyes of the staff, past and present, who care for the nation’s collection, and with rarely seen and newly digitised archive footage and images, we go exclusively behind-the-scenes to see the role the Gallery plays at the heart of cultural life of the UK. Watch the series trailer: https://youtu.be/Qa0B1wbz7Mk Episode 1: Foundations (1824-1900) https://youtu.be/V0fQZLgGJpw The National Gallery was founded as an act of parliament, for the public – unlike European galleries formed from royal collections. From our origins in a private home on Pall Mall to a new building in Trafalgar Square, our collection grows from significant bequests and paintings bought for the nation. Episode 2: Towards Modernity (1900-1945) https://youtu.be/8y5TVpAsG5o Now a gallery to rival its European counterparts, as the 20th century dawns the National Gallery faces new challenges. There is great competition from a burgeoning international art market and rocketing costs of acquiring masterpieces. And by the midpoint in this new century, it would have faced - and come through - the First and Second World Wars. Episode 3: The People’s Gallery (1954-2024) https://youtu.be/TkLSXGZV6ZU The National Gallery has proved its value - and the value of art - in the darkest hours of the early 20th century. Its staff now host exhibitions, do scientific research, conserve the paintings, make refreshments, and put on events. This next chapter is thoroughly modern in tone. -- Keep exploring our history with ‘NG Stories: Making a National Gallery’. This experience, both online and in the Gallery, uses digital technology to tell you the unexpected human stories which have shaped our 200-year history. ‘NG Stories: Making a National Gallery’ is displayed for free until 12 January 2025: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/ng-stories #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #NG200 #LondonHistory 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Why do artists paint women looking in mirrors? Gonzalès’s 'Full-length Mirror’ | National Gallery Description: Join Associate Curator Sarah Herring as she looks at Impressionist painter Eva Gonzalès's painting 'The Full-length Mirror', the first work of art by the artist to enter our collection. Using her artist sister as a model, Gonzalès's painting may be part of a long tradition of artists including Diego Velázquez and Berthe Morisot painting young women looking into mirrors, but Herring shows us the ways in which Gonzalès's scene is more nuanced. Find out what this less conventional image tells us about the artist and her time. 🎨 Find out more about 'The Full-length Mirror': https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/eva-gonzales-the-full-length-mirror 🖌️ Find out more about Eva Gonzalès: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/eva-gonzales #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #EvaGonzalès #WomenArtists 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Why is oil paint so popular? 🤔 |#SHORTS | National Gallery Description: Why has this medium been so popular with artists over the centuries? 🎨 Join Beth as we learn more about oil paint and examples of its use in our collection. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #OilPaint 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk </video> <video> Can you recognise Gods in paintings? 🤔 | #SHORTS | National Gallery Description: How can you recognise Gods in paintings? Join Carlo as he shows us how to spot Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, in art history. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #Mythology 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. 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Journey through the story of art in the Western European tradition. Watch the National Gallery in London's official YouTube channel to discover the stories behind the world’s greatest paintings and artists from the 13th to early 20th centuries. Enjoy behind-the-scenes videos from conservation to art handling, interviews with leading art experts, live recordings of talks and events, and insights into our latest exhibitions.

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